Comments on: Lesson Learned, Again. For Now.

By: eileen

eileen — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 21:06:30 +0000

representing MIM in the southern hemisphere (and substantiating Jen’s comment that the stuff’s threaded the same). I’m good at buying tools n parts n stuff. And at letting someone else do the dirty work. Though the XX chromasome setup maybe makes it all a bit less embarassing.

By: pinkbikes

pinkbikes — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 11:37:02 +0000

I am not entirely incompetent with the tools but have a very competent husband, which does tend to reduce my competence over time (until he gets busy and I have to pick up the tools again) dammit.

However, I truly realised the depth of your MIM-ness when I read your “righty-tighty-lefty-loosey (except in Australia)” comment!

Suffice it to say, if you come on down to visit the antipodeans you will find that it is only the water going down the plughole that spins the other way! Nuts and bolts are very much still “righty tighty and lefty loosey” – or was I missing the intended irony there!?

Laughs a minute!
Jen

Win Susan!

By: The D

The D — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 21:31:16 +0000

SYJ:

+1 Exactly.

By: jimmy

jimmy — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 01:07:49 +0000

I must admit, I am at the opposite end of the scale. I am fairly mechanically capable. It does help having a Dad who is a plant mechanic (forklifts), so it wasn’t uncommon for me to help him out in my youth.

As a result now, I pretty much do all of my own maintenance, and I currently have my right hand Campy shifter in pieces getting it’s 30,000km overhaul.

James

By: Kenny from Minneapolis

Kenny from Minneapolis — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 22:59:38 +0000

I buy very expensive beer for my bike mechanics…at two different bike shops! I too, am MIM.

By: Rob M

Rob M — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:33:06 +0000

Fatty, please stop beating yourself up. A lot of people find bicycle repair very difficult.

Remember that two bike mechanics were so frustrated with the difficulty of working on bikes that they sought an easier life by inventing the airplane.

Great post Fatty, as always, and my complements to Bill.

By: Lyndon

Lyndon — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:58:10 +0000

You can make a mobius loop from a bike chain?!

I know what I’ll be trying to do as soon as I get home today.

Great post Fatty. Great comments Bill.

By: dawn from houston

dawn from houston — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 04:43:20 +0000

Off topic, but not completely, I must commend the graphics with this article. Very fancy indeed.

By: M

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 04:09:08 +0000

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By: M

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 04:06:52 +0000

I never have a problem fixing my bike. I married a guy who fixes bikes and loves it! Problem solved!

By the way I found your blog through http://diaryofanoverachievingmom.blogspot.com/ who just received a bike chain bracelet! Very, very cool!